Sandringham time
The Sandringham time (Sandringham time, abbreviated ST ) was an idiosyncratic change that King Edward VII introduced for the royal estate of Sandringham House . This time corresponds to UTC + 0: 30 and was used between 1901 and 1936. The King ordered that all clocks on the estate be set forward by half an hour from Greenwich Mean Time . In later years the practice was also observed at other royal estates such as Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle .
Rumor has it that this time was created to do the king's wife, Alexandra of Denmark , a favor because she was often late for public meetings. It is also possible that the king wanted more daylight for hunting in winter. The custom continued after Edward VII's death. Only the (uncrowned) King Edward VIII abolished the tradition during his short term in office. Neither King George VI. nor Queen Elizabeth II decided to reintroduce this tradition.
A time measurement with UTC + 0: 30 was also used in Switzerland between 1853 and 1894 (Bernese time).
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- ↑ Jakob Messerli: Time systems. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . January 25, 2015 , accessed June 27, 2019 .